Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lentil loaf. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I wanted to keep this lentil loaf recipe (aka vegan meatloaf) easy, with ingredients you may already have in your pantry. After doing a little digging, I was able to piece this together from a few resources. Most lentil loaf or other vegan meatloaf recipes rely on breadcrumbs to counteract the natural I might not be the first person to make a lentil loaf recipe but I think this is the only one you'll find that's made.
Lentil Loaf is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Lentil Loaf is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have lentil loaf using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lentil Loaf:
- Make ready 2 cup cooked lentils (Masoor dal, moon dal rajma, chana)
- Prepare 1 onion chopped
- Get 1 carrots diced
- Get 2 celery stalks diced
- Prepare 1/2 cup bell pepper diced
- Take 3-3 mushrooms diced
- Prepare 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Prepare 1 tbsp bbq sauce
- Take 2 cloves garlic minced
- Make ready 1 tbsp flax meal
- Take 1 tbsp dried parsley
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper powder
- Take to taste Salt
- Prepare 1/2 cup quick rolled oats
- Prepare 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- Prepare Pinch brown or a simple sugar
- Get as needed Tomato ketchup
Season to taste with salt and pepper. The original recipe calls for a cup of cooked lentils, but I know that I had more than that. Find high-quality Lentil Loaf stock illustrations from Getty Images. Download premium images you can't get anywhere else.
Steps to make Lentil Loaf:
- Preheat oven to 350°¢ and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a large pan saute onion, carrots, celery,, mushrooms, bell paper with a pinch of salt and pepper until softened on medium heat.
- Add the garlic and saute another minute.
- In a food processor pluse together the lentils, cooked vegetables, tomato paste, bbq sauce, flax meal, parsley, salt, pepper, oats and breadcrumbs.
- Do not puree but blend into a chunky dough.
- Place mixture on the prepared baking sheet and spread into a loaf shape.
- Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread the ketchup on top or a garnish with your choice.
This isn't the first lentil loaf I've ever made, but it is the first lentil loaf I've wanted to blog about, because it's the most successful so far. In the past, I've had a hard time getting the texture of the loaf. For the loaf: Cook the lentils according to the package instructions. Press the lentil mixture firmly and evenly into the prepared loaf pan. Use a pastry roller to roll it out smooth and compact the mixture.
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